· Always use cold water for the RINSE cycle. Using warm or hot water for the rinse cycle doesn’t get your clothes any cleaner
· Try using warm or cold water for the WASH cycle instead of hot water. Hot water shrinks, fades and wears your clothes out quicker.
· Energy saved by lowering the water temperature on your washing machine: (Source: ccext.net)
|
Wash/Rinse Settings |
Electricity Use (kWh/year) |
|
Hot/Cold |
1,547 |
|
Warm/Cold |
825 |
|
Cold/Cold |
103 |
· The chart below shows common appliances and their approximate energy consumption per month:
|
Item |
Wattage |
Monthly |
|
|
Hours of Use |
Energy kWh |
|
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Air Conditioner (6,000 BTU) |
750 Avg |
400-1000 |
300-750 |
|
|
Block Heater |
500 |
120-480 |
60-240 |
|
|
Clock |
5 |
720 |
4-4 |
|
|
Clothes Dryer |
5,000 |
18-21 |
85-100 |
|
|
Clothes Washer |
700 |
11-40 |
8-28 |
|
|
Coffee Maker |
1000 |
4-8 |
4-8 |
|
|
Dehumidifier |
450 |
120-750 |
54-338 |
|
|
Dishwasher |
1,300 |
8-24 |
11-32 |
|
|
Freezer (15cuft) |
335 |
100-300 |
34-101 |
|
|
Furnace Fan (continuous) |
350 |
750 |
263-263 |
|
|
Kettle |
1,500 |
6-10 |
9-15 |
|
|
Lamp (60 watt bulb) |
60 |
17-200 |
1-12 |
|
|
Lawn Mower |
1,500 |
2-4 |
3-6 |
|
|
Microwave |
1250 |
8-24 |
10-30 |
|
|
Personal Computer |
225 |
75-150 |
17-34 |
|
|
Pool Filter & Pump |
1,500 |
720 |
1080-1080 |
|
|
Pool Filter & Pump (on timer) |
|
360 |
540-540 |
|
|
Portable Hair Dryer |
1300 |
4-6 |
5-8 |
|
|
Refrigerator |
600 |
142-167 |
85-100 |
|
|
Stove |
12,500 |
10-50 |
125-625 |
|
|
Television |
80 |
60-440 |
5-35 |
|
|
Water Heater - Family of 4 |
3,000 |
125-175 |
375-525 |
|
|
Family of 2 |
3,000 |
83-117 |
250-350 |
|
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NOTE: These numbers are based on averaged household usage and that individual usage may vary |
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Courtesy: Manitoba Hydro |
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